The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-11
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE GROWING SCARCITY or YOUNG
WOMEN FOR HOUseWORK.
Good Health and Physical Beauty-Mads
Dishes-Piain Talk for Hasbsnds-"so-
aha Arb" Quiit-A Fat womsn's Com
pIainf-Hipts for the Household.

pIAinf-HlTte Tor the House t0ld.
An elderly wife. who had adve-t.s1d n
vain for several months, sid:
The great evil in America a. J have
learned Il from many bo1sewives from many
cities, Is the grosing scarcitv n feEnaiee f0r
kousevork The fac;orie<. mills -aWinc
rooms. offios< q. all kind. shOTs etc.. ar at
tracing young women. who consider hOu@e-
work disgrace Very many young women
would rather toll from morning until nigh;
for e. week and pay for their own toard
than do hous< work. which would weld them
twice a. much money There j. entirely too
much fGlse pride among the young women u
the country. They imagine doing housewors
il disgrace They forget tue honest tol Il
their mother In many instances mothers
are % blame. Il c0ur@ They don't want a.
s4e the delicate hands Of their daughter
soiIed They don't want them % t. drudge
in any family. for fear their chance for suit
able marriages will H. le@sene,i ~, that Is
false and Iernicious teaching In ability 20
do honsewors a. II should t. done should H.
the aim and OBJECT II every young woman,
rich or poor But a. long a. this false idea
Of the humiliation Of doing hou@~ork exist,
- long viii young women rather work and
starve at doing something else With the
present custom II aistaining from house
work. the dearth q suitable help IL the
HOUSEHOLD has become an alarming annoy
ance We find u almost impossible o. gef
any vel trained help. Faullee are giving
up Housekeeping and going o. boarding
There are TOO many 4adles' with beautiful
hands
They want - be taught tho dignity q
labor They want % be Informed that hon
ct young mechanics want wlYee who can
keep house They want o. know that owing
gir. are not wanted for housewife. and the
entire community must know. sooner or
later, that the great underlying cause for ~
much unhapylness IN The home circle. not 20
say poverty. distress and absolute crime ls
the fact that Young women who marty know
nothing q housekeeping Their mother are
deserving n the most severe ccnsuro for this.
They conniye with their dalgLters 20 deceive
prospective husbands. and when the Young
women become wives they disapID.nt their
husbands. home becomes a mockery. the in
come Of the husband is frlttered away nothing
IS saved and chaos come into that home circle.
J have 10 pity for young women who starye
at fifty cents a day and who must board
themselves II they would shake of their
false pride. think less Of the fine texture II
their hands. leave the mill and factory. drop
the needle and vaca'e the garre'. and take
ny respectable housework they would b. far
better of Such young women can solve this
whole problem tbemselve@
The supply q homework girls is drained.
and The supply Of needle gTis with BEAUTIFUL
hands D. flooded Both mus be- adjusted.
and poverty among women wll disappear.
but false pride must lead the way The test
women in the land do hol-,wors ~ some
kind. and 10 honest girl need he ashamed ~
that sort NJ employment on fle contrary.
she shosd be- proud " j.. because every
sensible man viii think Tho more ri young
woman i he D. told that fLe i- doing house
work foI O. living and thus beng cruertlr
schoolel for the practical re.s 0n..0il'.es oi
married lie Then. II -Lc .- Well married
and dos not need % DO homework. ,ie w.ll
know bow u ought 20 BE doae .nd lor help
cannot deceive her. She VIII boz aderendoll
and thoroughly capable % care io- herself
Therefore. o. sum up. ] would advise seHire
women - drop tie needle and t..i.e ~ house
work New York sun.